September 2009 /

The Best Coffee House Chain in the UK – Official!

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that we’ve won the big one – the national Group prize at the 2009 Best Beverage Association BEV-E awards, regarded as the industry’s ‘Oscars’.
This award is a highly competitive title awarded to the coffee house chain considered by a panel of judges to be the best in the UK. Here’s [...]

Macmillan coffee morning raises £1510.38

Coffee#1 took part in the nationwide coffee morning on Friday, raising £1510.38 for Macmillan Cancer.
A great time was had by all – a few pictures of the event can be seen here.

Coffee#1’s Voyage of Discovery

We recently held a “Coffee Discovery” evening at Coffee#1 in Bristol Clifton, with much coffee-related fun had by all.
Firstly, our coffee guru Nancy (left) came in to tell us about her coffee field trip to Costa Rica and Panama.
Then our Roaster, UK Barista Championship judge, Stuart Hargie, invited guests to taste some fine single estate coffees from [...]

Liina’s Dragon Slays Competition at Latte Art Championships

We recently held the inaugural Coffee#1 Latte Art Championships where our top baristas showed off their artistic abilities in front of an esteemed panel of judges.
Each barista had to create two rossetas and two signature drinks, with first place eventually going to Liina who created the magnificent dragon design pictured left.
Judging the entries were UK Barista [...]